Staff Sgt. Joseph H. Fankhauser

Staff Sgt. Joseph H. Fankhauser, 30, of Mason, Texas, died April 22 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Known best as Fank or Bob, he attended Sharyland High School, and later graduated from a high school in Central Texas. He served four tours of duty in Iraq and was serving his second tour in Afghanistan at the time of his death.